Clipping : "Suffragettes Mob Premier Asquith / Hundred women arrested during riot following assault on prime minister." [November 23, 1910]

PERI-1910-08 Mob Asquith.jpg

Title

Clipping : "Suffragettes Mob Premier Asquith / Hundred women arrested during riot following assault on prime minister." [November 23, 1910]

Description

Account of attack on the Prime Minister H.H. Asquith by suffragists following a session in the House of Commons where he made a campaign promise to postpone discussion of a suffrage bill until the next parliament. Rioting and violence continued throughout the night followed the attack on Asquith.

Newspaper not identified. Year written on the clipping.

Date

11/22/10

Subject

Arrest
Asquith, H. H. (Herbert Henry), 1852-1928
Birrell, Augustine, 1850-1933
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Pankhurst, Christabel, Dame, 1880-1958
Suffragists--England--1910-1920
Violence
Williams, Henrietta
Women--Suffrage--Great Britain
Women's Social and Political Union (Great Britain)

Language

English

Coverage

England

Original Format

clippings (information artifacts)

Physical Dimensions

18 cm.; 2 col.

Comments